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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
2
The notice details Bibophra Meat Export Company and ITO Lawn with allotment and share offers. It names the directors and involved offices, including agents at Abbott Street, and mentions executors and estates related to a deceased.
The report notes the wife of Irving Bellofaga Roth in an incident at Belsep on May 2. Details are sparse but indicate a domestic or personal matter requiring attention.
In a terse market brief from CH Towers desk, trading details show mixed prices for mining shares including Bongie Jourier Briflimat and Brilliant Block with fractional pence values and scattered gains and losses. The report lists several quotable entries such as Se Meilliant Deopa and Queen Central amid unclear coding and inconsistent formatting.
A fragmented stock list from Cairns market shows prices and statuses for Chillagow Marine Hill End Kalamainu Clifton items. Entries include paid amounts and varied percentages and notes, with multiple names and figures such as Victoria’s Tommy Burns and Mount Jackson appearing among the scattered broker’s notations.
Cairns Convent fund coin tea will be held at Mrs. T P Kelly’s Lake Street residence next Saturday with coin collection and tonic beverages. Demonstrations by Nestle and Anglo Swiss Milk Co aim to host classes supervised by Miss Mappings at Cairns. Miss Hopping to showcase products. Thomas McVeigh fined for drunkenness and exposure, with jail or fines, in Cairns. Cairns Theatre reports a large audience for a film program last night. last show tonight. music praised. tomorrow’s programme includes a boxing event to be announced in The Post.
The Lyvie Theatre hosts a special act by Keviney Bach, famed musical entertainer. A leading southern paper praises Mrs Sidney Bech as talented, noting Bach's unique caricature style and stage versatility from standing to headstands.
A social and dance in aid of the Convent building fund was held at the residence of Mrs Ho McLaughlin, Wenge Park, Meeba, on Saturday. Over 100 visitors attended while MCs, performers, and a programme of dances and songs provided entertainment. supper was served and the event closed after midnight with Auld Lang Syne.
Sydney burglars connected to a Melbourne raid opened fire as constables Ethel and Cane pursued suspects along Kiffin Lane and Little Lonsdale Street. John Currie, robbed earlier, was detained after a scuffle with a woman. Cane fired after a fleeing man who warned he would shoot if approached. The chase moved through Spring Street Albert Street and into a right of way, with shots fired and the fugitive eluding capture.
Auction notice describes subdivision of Lot 2 and Lot 1 on Sheridan Street listing frontage and depth, with a two story dwelling and kitchen, health and fresh air emphasis, current owner Mr Clery, and a low price for all parcels.
A Brisbane front page recounts the steamship London bound voyage with 990 migrants during a coal strike era, noting a death at sea and burial at sea. It also reports the Paddington Labour League gifts to a defeated Liberal candidate, political maneuverings, and local talks on youth voting. Other items cover wireless ship equipment for British India, parliamentary notices, pig culls for disease, and a royal birthday event with awards.
Anxious moments for mothers as a baby’s illness causes distress. The text promotes Sheldon’s new discovery as a safe, dependable remedy to bottle in the house and readily available everywhere.
A brief medical ad notes chronic chest complaints and introduces Weeda's Great Peppermint Core as a remedy. The announcement describes the product and its claimed benefits for lung and chest conditions.
A large hay shed of about forty tons, a German wagon, and farm gear were burned at Forest Hill on Monday night. Walter Hall owned the shed and contents, left herds and crops feed jeopardized. C Temmicker’s traveling plant, including a traction engine threshing machine and chaff cutter, was damaged. the engine and mill have been moved to safety, with no insurance on either loss. The fire inconveniences district residents awaiting threshing services.
An inquiry into the death of 15 month old Anita Ferrari, run over by a brewer's wagon at Berdico, concluded with a verdict of accidental death. The jury found insufficient evidence to charge the father with neglect after noting a date had not been performed, but no foul play was found.
Melbourne reports Labour selects E. J. Stussell Mowers A. W N McKissork and J. F. Barnes as Senate candidates for the next election. The same dateline notes a stamp machine dispute and the release of James O Grady after three years for damage during the Colliery miners strike.
Garth Yakima advices report Parmelee a melon fell into an orchard fracturing his skull. His fiancée Miss Turpin sister of Clifford Turpin witnessed the fall and a Westerical menace followed.
The Allen case reports a verdict following a murder trial at Bitacie Court House with Judge Thornton. The jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment.
A fire broke out on the Cunard liner Carman while at Liverpool, burning for three hours and leaving upper decks wrecked and salons destroyed. Fire crews, pilots, and police fought the blaze through heavy mist as water hoses battled the flames. The report also lists 1911 church statistics for England and Wales across Anglican and nonconformist bodies.
London dispatch reports Field Marshall White in a critical state of health causing widespread concern. The condition was described as grave with medical teams vigilantly monitoring his status amid ongoing care.
French journals discuss the Italian opera and the claim that Britain and France must retain supremacy in the Mediterranean. The Malta Conference signals Britain’s desire for a clear denouement of the situation in the eastern Mediterranean.
A report from Paris notes 1506 excorsivaints visiting under the Manchester Co operative Union with a corresponding bars in France. London dispatch claims Prince Albert intends to Haid emure University For Children's Hacking Cold at Great Peppermimt Cure.
A fragmented note describes a dangerous diabetes treatment scheme using a gin pill purportedly from Dr Fle dom. It warns of early stage remedies and mentions prices and locations. The language is unclear but implies unreliable medical claims and widespread distribution.
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